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{and all those who love justice} I learned a lot today, little bud. My heart is full and thought-full. Thanks for being a part of it with me, and being this part of my life. Today was hot, and you were pretty awesome as we walked several blocks to make it to the front lawn …

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It’s healthy for me to intermix my positive and negative reviews for you all, right? Because, if you remember . . . the last book I reviewed was quite a favorite. Five stars aren’t given lightly, mind you! This one was not quite so a favorite. In Lost and Found: Finding Hope in the Detours …

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Addie grew up in the evangelical culture in Illinois. A culture where she was defined by WWJD bracelets, fish stickers, See Ya At the Pole events, and crushes on missionary boys. When We Were on Fire is Addie Zierman’s candid story of her journey with faith. The book is divided neatly into the headings, “Obsession,” “Disillusion,” “Rebellion,” …

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I have always loved names and coming up with names. I can remember back to when Jeremy and I were dating, on a cold, boring Wisconsin night that we sat in the rec hall at our University and came up with a slew of names for our future kids. I smile thinking back on that …

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Life comes and goes in cycles, and it seems that for each cycle there are a select few questions that everyone and their neighbor asks. We are, in a way, stuck between two of those cycles right now. One being that we have just moved from a foreign country to the USA, and the other being that …

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I’ve already told you guys recently that I’ve been focusing on prayer this month. (And it will probably continue for a while . . .) Whenever I turn back to studying prayer, I love to read Nehemiah. I love seeing prayer in action and watching how Nehemiah incorporates prayer into his daily life. He spends …

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Dun, dun, dun. This is one of those topics. But, I’m writing about it now because I am going to be posting my review on Lean In tomorrow, and I wanted to preface it with a brief description of what I believe about the roles of men and women. {I’ve been trying to shorten my book reviews a little so …

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This was a Christmas gift, and I’d had a hunch it might be, so I purposefully didn’t check it out of the library when I was there the week before! (Though, I’ve since learned that the waiting list for these books is quite long, so I probably wouldn’t have been able to anyway!) Yes, this …

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I sat on the couch this morning watching this video, tears freely and unashamedly running down my face. Maybe its partly because I am carrying this little life inside of me, and already I can’t imagine losing this baby. I can’t fathom the pain and confusion that Emilie’s family, and all the other families affected …

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I’ve been reading the Psalms recently in the morning, and today I was struck by a line in Psalm 15: O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who . . . speaks truth in his heart.” Jeremy graciously sat and listened to me talk through some …